Don’t Miss - Irish Film, Television and Animation Industry Discussion with IFB CEO James Hickey at the Dublin Web Summit 2014
Don’t miss a public discussion on Ireland’s creative industries of film, television and animation at the Dublin Web Summit today (November 5th) featuring James Hickey, Chief Executive Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board (IFB).
James Hickey will be joined by Philip Molloy, presenter of The Picture Show on Newstalk, at the Web Summit Cinema at 4:20pm today.
The IFB are committed to nurturing creative talent, and have recently been involved in the Storyland initiative and Catalyst project.
The funding arm of the IFB directly invested €7.5m in feature film, television drama and animation projects in 2013. This investment enabled Irish producers to raise €59.5 million, which was invested directly into the Irish economy through employment and spend on local goods and services. In 2013 the IFB supported twelve Irish feature films, six creative feature co-productions (thirty hours drama feature films), seventeen feature documentaries, two TV dramas and eight TV animation projects, all of which aimed to tell Irish stories to audiences in Ireland and all over the world, as well to invest and develop Irish creative talent.
Minister for Finance Michael Noonan recently underlined the current Irish Government’s support for Irish filmmaking and the Irish film, television and animation industry in Budget 2015. The Irish Government also announced a review on the cap of qualifying expenditure per project with regard to the Irish financial incentive for film, television and animation production, which will ensure Ireland remains a competitive location for international production activity.
The discussion with James Hickey will take place at the Web Summit Cinema (beside the Music and Sports tent) at 4:20pm today.